Al Mahdi convicted of crimes against cultureRome Statute, Conflict and Human RightsIn the first case to prosecute crimes against culture as war crimes, the Trial Chamber of the International ...
Sexual and Reproductive Rights in the Courtroom: Litigation Strategies in Light of the Zika OutbreakBrazil, Abortion, Gender, Right to Equality and Non-Discrimination, Right to Health, Sexual and Reproductive RightsEarlier this year the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency in response to the Zika virus, ...
A Commentary on Recent Developments in the Inter-American Court of Human Rights’ Advisory Opinion on the Standing of Legal EntitiesAmerican Convention on Human Rights, Access to JusticeThe Inter-American Court of Human Rights (IACtHR) Advisory Opinion OC-22/16 examined the question of whether legal ...
Uber, Informal Work and the Expert Working Group on Discrimination Against WomenUnited Nations, Gender, Labour Rights, Right to Equality and Non-DiscriminationThe decision of the London Employment Tribunal that Uber taxi drivers are employees and not self-employed is of ...
The Partnership between Health and Law to Ensure Human RightsAustralia, Access to JusticeIf human rights are to meaningfully alleviate poverty, we must factor in the day to day need for legal advice ...
Right of Access to Information: An Empowering Tool for the Enjoyment of Other Human Rights in ArgentinaArgentina, Right to Freedom of Speech and ExpressionArgentina has taken a big step towards government transparency and accountability by enacting, on September ...
Miller: Rights and RevocabilityUnited Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsThere has been much discussion as to whether Article 50 once triggered is revocable. There is no intention to ...
Miller: Alternative SyllogismsUnited Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsProfessor Finnis posed a powerful challenge to the Miller decision by contending that the claimant’s argument was ...
R (Miller) v The Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union – Substance over Form?United Kingdom, Brexit, Constitutions and Human RightsIn a ground-breaking decision, the High Court issued a declaratory order that ‘the Secretary of State does not ...
Worker Status for App-Drivers: Uber-rated?United Kingdom, Labour RightsIn what has been heralded as the ‘employment case of the year’, the Central London employment tribunal has ruled ...
Live Music during Thaipusam Processions in Singapore: Developments in the Law on Freedom of ReligionSingapore, Right to Freedom of ReligionIn Singapore, due to the 2009 Public Order Act, public processions require an official permit, which may have ...
Food Deserts In Appalachia: A Socio-Economic Ill and Opportunities for ReformUnited States of America, Socio-Economic RightsFood deserts constitute a public health phenomenon in which communities lack sufficient access to nutritious whole ...